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Ignition Section - A&R Amp & Magnecor leads RPi unique LPG & Petrol Tanks. New shape Range Rover General LPG comments.

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Ignition Section - A&R Amp & Magnecor leads

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This has to be the best 'agenda' opening comment by far

That A&R unit sure is frightening! I took the 'king lead' off the distributor to do some compression tests and the spark jumped about 6 inches - now that's what I call a good HT spark

Ed.

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Ignition Amp ( A&R) Chris, Fitted the A&R unit. We've seen a 20 to 50% improvement in MPG, depending on the type of driving. This investment will pay for itself in less than 10 weeks - what a bargain! It even improved performance when we had to run on petrol for a while. All this and I haven't uprated the plug leads or regapped the plugs (from that urban myth about LPG being better with a smaller plug gap). Ed Ed Fish.

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Chris, I know you're a busy man so I will keep this short. I'm the bloke who phoned you from Pembroke Castle ramparts in August asking for advice about my non-running V8 Disco. Anyway, I had overhauled the engine prior to travelling to south Wales, fitting a 3.9 cam, new rings and bearings, plus a set of magnacor leads and power amp. What a difference, I am now running at about 20 degrees btdc at idle on LPG and my fuel economy is 17mpg against 13mpg prior to overhaul. In fact, it is now more fuel efficent when towing my comp safari racer, than it was unladen before I did the overhaul. It is also smoother and faster, plus it seems to use less petrol on the few occasions I run it on the expensive stuff! Thanks again for your advice. Andy Springthorpe Staffs UK

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Hi Chris Thanks for finding the time on Saturday morning to fit the A&R unit, Magnacor leads and servicing the distributor. the improvement to performance and smooth running of my V8 is amazing and the idling is now as it should be. Kind regards, Richard Hiles (Reading)

P.S. Thanks for the coffee and the friendliness of all your staff.

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Ignition Amp (A&R) I just had fitted your advance unit for the gas, I rang earlier last week because I didn't understand parts of the instructions and you said any ideas to make the instructions better would be welcomed. 1. where the 2 wires go into the dizzy there is no pos or neg on left or right hole it took a while to work it out, showing which was which would be a big help. left is pos as you know. My friend John fitted it and it is a definate improvement in power I have the RP4 cam, duplex timing chain & new tappets and it goes very well. I would like to say thanks for your help as it has made a world of difference the power & smoothness are exellent. Alan Lambert

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Never under-estimate the quality of Std, O/E, or High street spec. ignition leads.

A typical e-mail quote. Thank you for helping me sort out my misfire problem with the amplifier.You may recall when we spoke that I said that the misfire was when on LPG when the engine was cold. You recommended fitting Magnacore leads as well, but as I had new Lucas leads fitted I said that I would try them out with the amplifier first. The result is the engine is sweet as a nut when cold and a definite improvement in power and fuel consumption.

I am very pleased with it and will be recommending other gas users I speak to. Yours sincerely Peter Munday

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Hi Chris, I bought an A&R unit of you a while back to fit to a '93 RR. Unfortunately the original unit died due to some electrical problem. I have fitted the new unit and all seems OK..
As an aside:

I like the new additions to the A&R unit ie the shielded cable to the dizzy and all the necessary connectors provided...makes it a lot easier to do a tidy job. Performance and fuel economy both seem to be increased so I would consider myself impressed with the unit!!!
Thanks for all your help 'Jon Quilliam'

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Dear Chris, Sorry I haven't written sooner to thank you and your team for all the hard work you did on my car. By the time I get back from work tonight I will have done 1000 miles since I left Horsford so will change the oil a.s.a.p. It is still running as sweetly as when I left you. I took the car to my gas installer He was very interested to see your Advance/Retard amp in the flesh as he'd been reading about them on your website. Also he thought the engine sounded top notch and took a test drive after resetting the gas for me and was full of compliments for the work done and the feel of the car. It goes without saying that we won't hesitate to contact you again for any specialist work on the car. Once again, thanks for doing such a good job Very best wishes Sebastian (Musician from Yorkshire)

Hi Chris Just a quick note to let you know that my Rover is running well on LPG following the conversion that we did a fortnight ago. There is a small but noticeable loss of very low down power (pulling away from lights, junctions etc) on gas. Idle at cold is also a touch rough but fine when fully warmed up. This may be due to the fact that we didn't upgrade the ignition side of things (coil, amp, leads, plugs etc.) or may be down to it needing a tune up after things have bedded in. I have driven about 500 on gas. Can you let me know your thoughts and give me a price on upgrading the ignition side of things?


(Priority) Magnacor leads or A&R. Ignition Amp?

The answer is simple, It's both! And both will gain more of what you wanted.

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Hi Chris,just wanted to drop you a line to let you know I've fitted the ignition advance module and the improvement is amazing it seems to go better on LPG than petrol now. I'm considering the next stages of the modifications, I am thinking long term of a 4.6 motor, but for now would appreciate some input as to what other thing I can do to improve the performance and economy of the engine. I was considering an ECU upgrade and different exhaust/manifolds though I'm a bit limited with the CATs. Any thoughts would be a great help.

Thanks and Kind Regards Mark Hodge.

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Dear Chris, I have a 1985 Land Rover 110 with a 3.5 V8 running on twin Solex Carbs. The car also has a Bedini LPG conversion. I have recently bought from you some Magnecor plug leads, new spark plugs and an A & R Ignition Amp. The car already had a Mallory dual point distributor when I bought it. I am writing to say that the new equipment supplied by you has transformed the car - it runs superbly and has very un-Land Rover like performance (despite the very Land Rover like fuel consumption!)! Yours sincerely M. Clough

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Dear RPi,
With reference to our recent conversation concerning my suspected A+R power amp. Many thanks for your lightening response to my problem. I received the replacement amp the following morning and fitted it along with a new Lucas coil, as you advised. The intermittent mis-fire appears to have gone, hopefully for good, as one more LPG back-fire would have pushed my nervous system in to "Valium mode". We are also expecting a 50% saving in washing powder uasge over the few weeks.
Thanks for that too.

Sincerely,
James B.

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RPi unique LPG & Petrol Tanks

That's the next job after the engine. I have been up to see Chris and an 80 litre tank will fit long ways in the boot next to the spare wheel, leaving boot space and allowing us to still fold down the larger 'half' of the rear seats for any larger loads. Once it's all (engine and gas) done, hopefully it'll be fine for a few years. As I do around 1000 miles a week the gas conversion will soon pay for itself (at least before the next budget!) Chris is very helpful and not all that pushy about selling stuff - he is happy (it seems) to offer lots of good advice and he really seems to know V8s. I'd recommend anyone to have a ride out to wildest Norfolk. It's about 90 miles from here, but a worthwhile trip! Simon Atkinson - http://www.raunds.demon.co.uk/

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80 Ltr LPG Elipsoid



Our unique 80 Litre terroidal Tank fits under the car and replaces the Petrol tank.

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Why can't the Italians make the tank gauges releliable?

Dear Chris Arrived home after driving a completely different Range Rover to the one I left a week ago! The difference is amazing, it is so much more responsive. I honestly can't tell any difference between the two [fuels], if anything the gas is better.
However I have a small problem with the tank level indicator, after 165 miles I still have 4 lights on the switchover panel and the tank gauge is still showing approx. 75 litres. Either the tank sender unit is not working or I'm doing about 165 miles to the litre!

I noticed a metallic clank a couple of times coming from the tank, is this normal or has the sender unit fallen apart? Can I change the sender or is it permanently inside the tank? There's no urgency on this, it's just I would like everything working properly. If I can do anything about it will you advise and I'll fit the relevant parts, or shall I wait and pay you a visit next time I come over to Caister?

Thanks again for a superb job I'll spread the RPi gospel around here! COLIN LAW

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Hi, Just back from Norwich having spent 2 days fitting my LPG conversion to my LSE under the watchfull eye(s) of Chris Crane and his team at RPi.

My initial impressions are favourable, the engine is much smoother at idle, doesn't seem to lose any noticable power when running on gas, and the switchover between gas and petrol is seemless. It's too early yet to comment on economy. Fitting the kit was straight forward though there is quite a bit of work to do. My job was a little more complicated due to the fact I was removing the OE fuel tank, fitting the gas tank in it's place and then fitting one of RPI's inner wing petrol tanks. This was my favoured solution because I didn't want to lose boot space or the ability to run on petrol. This solution gives around 64 litres of gas and 7.5 gallons of petrol (apologies for the unit change :-). The equipment used was Tartarini and is a full closed-loop system with oxygen sensor. The fitting kit was very good with injector emulators (fools the OE ECU into thinking the injectors are still in circuit), ECU for the gas control (handles mixture, switchover etc.) and the other numerous parts.

I will be writing a full article on my conversion, if anyone wants a copy I'll make it available.

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New shape Range Rover

Dear Chris, Thank you once again for the time and effort you and your team put into making my car (a 4.6 HSE ) run properly once again.

Actually, it runs even better than it ever did before. The guy at Autogas in Bristol was very impressed and he told me that he would give you a call sometime so I hope that there will be even more business going your way.
To keep this short and simple, I have just one question, do the gaps on my spark plugs have to be reduced for Autogas, is that necessary? If so I will remember to do it every time they change the spark plugs.

Thank you once again. Art

No, as your system is now correct, std plug gap or even wider plug gaps are possible without concern.


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General Lpg comments.

3.5 EFi Conversion

Chris, I've just finished setting up the LPG conversion supplied by you. Very straightforward and no problems at all. The engine fired up first time and switched over to gas no problem. As for the performance, you can tell the difference when on gas, not because you lose power, but because the engine is smooth and flexible with none of the slow running problems you can get on petrol. All through the rev range the engine pulls like a steam train and if anything I think the performance is better on gas than petrol.

The flap opener and A&R amp are definately a 'must-have' for anyone considering this conversion.

Thanks again. Allan Ross

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M967 (black Discovery V8i)

You may remember that we had our Discovery converted to LPG (my wife comes up to Norfolk to visit the workshops in Aylsham). We had an Ellipsoid Tank fitted in October 2000 and are extremely happy with the performance, convenience and price. We intend driving to Italy this August and are interested in extending/adding other LPG tanks (2 torpedo?). Could you please contact me with possibility and price at your earliest convenience. I still do not wish to lose the boot space when considering adding more tank space.

Regards Walter

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Dear Chris and all at RPi, Thanks for all your help and excellent advice regarding the LPG kit I had from you in March. It is pleasing to know that a company such as yourselves will give so much time talking to people like me even though you are extremely busy. I will definately be back for more, such as a 4.6 engine.

thanks again Andy & Kim (white 1991 3.5 disco.)

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Hi Chris & Lisa, Geoff and all

Firstly, may I say a very big thank you for everyone's efforts in getting my LSE dual fuelled. The experience, though tiring, was a very worthwhile one. I fully understand MY system fitted to MY car by MYself ! It really does make the difference knowing the ins and outs of it all. There has been a lot of interest by local Rangie owners and I know for sure of two of them that will be contacting you shortly.

The return journey home was uneventful, the engine running as smooth as ever, I changed between petrol and gas several times (new button to play with) and it never missed a beat.

I do hope your business continues to prosper. With the service, product and your magical know-how you really do deserve to be hugely succesful.

Kind Regards John Bridgett

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COMMENTS ABOUT RPi Very friendly people BUT very busy. They will certainly do their best to accomodate you, but you must realise they are running a business. I was there for 2 days and I would say around 25% of that time I was waiting for information or guidance. It wasn't as bad as it sounds, sort of 10 mins here and there etc. The engineers are very willing and able and the quality of workmanship and information second to none. I really appreciated the help and assistance that I was given and would have no hesitation in recommending them to anyone considering going LPG. RPi are experts in the field of V8 engines (Rover in particular) and LPG.

This is a completely unbiased mini review of RPi and their products. I have no connection with RPi other than that of a very satisfied customer.

Kind Regards John.

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Hi Chris, Just a quick thanks for the work done on my Disco yesterday. Great driving home and, yes, better economy. Twenty more miles out of the filling than I've had in six months.
If that keeps up (which I'm sure it will) then I'm a happy bunny. You were right about the kick-down under LPG - it's as good as under petrol now.
Thanks again to Steve: I appreciated his skill and attitude.

A happy and blessed Christmas to you and yours.

Regards Robin Davies Reading

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Chris. I have replied many times to questions on this re LPG conversions. For those of you who don't remember me brief details are :- Range Rover 4.2, Tartarini LPG Conversion fitted by myself under the watchfull eyes of RPi engineering - the V8 / LPG Specialists at Norwich.

A few people have been asking in the past about RPi and I would like to share the following information. 3 months after I converted my Rangie I started to smell gas (no I hadn't been eating beans). Try as I might I could not locate the leak. Finally after another 6 weeks I traced the leak to the vapouriser / regulator unit. I spoke to RPi who told me they were having dificulties with Tartarini vaporisers and had since stopped supplying them due to unreliability.

They also put me in touch with the importers. I offered to drive my vehicle to them but they said they would send the relevant parts to me. The problem was caused by, in their words 'impurities in the UK LPG'. The new diaphram arrived and was fitted - brilliant, back to normal. 2 weeks later, same again, I was totally p**sed off now, back on the phone to RPi, ready for an argument, guns blazing.
No need, Chris Crane (the proprieter) suggested that I upgrade to the much better tandem OMVL vapouriser and a bigger mixer and all I paid was a minimal amount to cover the difference and postage. What a difference! 3 mpg better, 0 to 60 reduced by 0.8 seconds and it is now so smooth.

Just shows it really is NOT worth dealing with cowboys, you may pay a little more to start with, but backup like this means an awful lot more.

Chris if you're reading this - Many thanks Regards - John Bridgett

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Quote of the year! Some people like to listen to music while they work........Me? Now I've been on your site, I just work with the sound of your V8 in the background..........D D.

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Ran the Morgan today for 60 miles with your Stage 1 heads and Rp4 cam.Feels really good,I've always fitted Crane Cams in the past but this Rp4 takes some beating for fast road use.

Will let you know full story once we have set the whole thing up on the rolling road in a couple of weeks.

Thanks also for the R380, should have that installed into another moggie by the weekend. Will be glad when my new engine building room is complete,and can start building more fast road/track V8 engines!
Please pass on my thanks to Lisa for all her sterling efforts so far. Regards Andreas Adamou, Autorapide (Morgan Service Agents) for North Somerset.

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Hi Chris!

It's been about five weeks now that I've had your Tornado chip in my Morgan Plus 8 4.6. I am very pleased with it and the Magnecor Competition ignition leads installed at the same time. Everything has settled in nicely: The engine idle is absolutely rock-steady with instantaneous pick-up.

There are no flat-spots, and rather than running out of breath at around 4,500 rpm the engine's in-gear performance now displays a second wind at 3,000 rpm and eagerly revs to 5,000 rpm and beyond.

Can't make any judgement about 5th gear performance beyond 4,400 rpm yet: that will have to wait until I go to Germany.

The engine certainly feels rather more perky. Fuel consumption in town is unchanged and about 10% better on a trip. There is a marked improvement in throttle response: it now borders on the telepathic.

The more I drive the car, the more I appreciate the changes to the engine management. The improvement in driveability is considerable.

Many thanks, and kind regards, Achim Gloger

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20k, 'miles' Later !!.

Dear Chris,
It was good to talk to this morning. I have now had 20,000 enjoyable miles out of your 4.6 litre conversion for my 3.9 litre V8 Morgan. It runs so smoothly and delivers torque like a steam engine. We have been to France many times and have enjoyed motoring like it was before the roads filled up. I would be grateful if you would please send me a health check. My e-mail did not reach you this morning because of change in e-mail address. Looking forward to hearing from you. Best wishes and many thanks,

John H.

Latest 2000-03 & Le-mans models

Dear Chris
The Morgan has now been chipped, and does run much more freely. A marked improvement. Although I have librands manifold it is still running on standard pipes and the cats are still in situ. What is the next stage that I could consider? I still would love a smidgen more noise. With best regards George
http://www.sportingestates.com/

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Dear Chris,

Just to let you know that the Morgan is running beautifully with your delightful 4.6l engne. I took it to France earlier this year and it ran for over 500 miles without a murmur. Mark Adams tells me that it is the quietest V8 that he has ever come across and I would say it is a delight to drive. Many thanks for giving me such fun and satisfaction. kind regards, John H.

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Hi Chris.. I just want to drop you a line about my newly chipped Morgan LeMans -62 +8. It took about 1 hour to mount the knock sensors, plenum chamber tubes, Magnacor leads and new, chipped CPU in my Morgan. It fired instantly and runs very smoothly at 8-900 at idle. Torque is enormous, and it revs freely to nearly 7000. I haven't run very far yet, as I did it this afternoon, but it seems to be a great success. If it keeps running like this I'll be very happy indeed. Yours Bjorn Very happy in Norway

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Part one feedback Hi folks. They said I should wait, but I couldn't... I went and bought the Tornado chip from Chris Crane, RPI. I also ordered new innards (tubes) for the plenum chamber, knock sensors (which were missing) and Magnacor plug leads. A small hours works and I was ready to turn the key. Talk about plug and play!! It fired at first attempt, and ran as smoothly as never before. I was quite nervous for the test drive. No worries. It went like a bomb. It used to start protesting at app. 4500 RPM. It now runs up to 7000 (ok, I know I have to take it easy) like a turbine. Chris claims a 20 -25 % increase in HP and torque. I fully believe him. This engine (the Rover SAGEM GEMS 4.0) is in reality detuned from the factory and has an enormous potential for chip trimming. With tubular manifolds and anti tramp bars my LM62 +8 will really be getting serious. That will have to wait 'till winter, though. Now all I want to do is DRIVE!! Bjørn

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Part 2 Feedback Hi Chris.. I just want to drop you a line about my newly chipped Morgan LeMans -62 +8. It took about 1 hour to mount the knock sensors, plenum chamber tubes, Magnacor leads and new, chipped CPU in my Morgan. It fired instantly and runs very smoothly at 8-900 at idle. Torque is enormous, and it revs freely to nearly 7000. I haven't run very far yet, as I did it this afternoon, but it seems to be a great success. If it keeps running like this I'll be very happy indeed.

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Hi Chris It really would be wrong not to record my thanks for the amazing support and help from Ian over the last 2 days. I am a complete luddite where computers are concerned and his patience as he talked me through everything was amazing. I know you would want to pass this on to him, well impressed does not come close. Thanks again and best wishes to all. Colin

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Dear Chris and team Just had to write to let you have my thoughts on the recent engine upgrade on my Morgan +8 i.e. the tornado chip and Magnecor leads. Having initially been impressed by the instant improvement in power and acceleration, I have taken some time to live with the car in its new configuration to see if there are any drawbacks at all - and I am delighted to say I can find none - the car is simply a pleasure to drive and enjoy to the full. Although it is fair to say that even more care is now required, especially in the wet, if tempted to use the power injudiciously. The most obvious changes are the improved responsiveness to the throttle, throughout the rev range, though I confess I have not yet dared to go much beyond 6000 rpm - I'm sure there is still more there should I get a suitable opportunity to use it! There is at the same time a smooth flexibility and full advantage can be taken of the immense torque of this engine, which will pull away in 5th at 10 mph if you want it to! It idles smoothly at rest now too, a recurring problem with the engine before, sometimes even suffering embarrassing stalling at traffic lights. No such problems any more. And, to cap it all, your sports exhaust system makes it sound like a real sports car should! To the extent that the car has provoked much curiousity from anyone who has heard it coming! Thanks to everyone for delivering 100% on what you had promised for this modification. I am now considering what might be the next stage - but that will have to wait for a few months whilst I make the most of the summer... Kind regards Paul W

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Marcos TS 500

Perhaps the last, Ulimate V8, "The new, Marcos TS500".

The engine bay of the all New Marcos TS500. As Std with Magnecor wires and our unique triple throttle body, carbon fibre intake system. Notwithstanding the massive throttle response and power gains afforded to this top class engine, you cant help noticing, It deliver's the formidable Rover V8, 'headlong' into the 20th century.

Feedback

Following the recent report regarding incorrect engine vacuum usage of the RV8 (MG World April/May 1999), those V8 chaps at RPi Engineering have been delving deeper into those locked out efficiency gains inherent in the stock MG RV8.

For those owners who would like a smoother response, improved torque and economy, I recommend that you contact RPi International Ltd. in Norwich, it's all in there, and yet again there is no need for a single spanner inside your engine.

RPi have been developing many Eprom (Chips) for all model Efi Rovers (i.e. TVR, Morgan, Range Rover, Westfield etc.), and now the MG RV8. Unlike most re-chipping, their targets and goals are somewhat different. Most companies offering ECU Chipping would only seek to improve/enhance top end performance (i.e. in search of bigger BHP numbers), and, because they always strive to achieve more than their rivals, this normally only means an increase in top end fuelling where they can claim more BHP. To anyone with any knowledge of engine fueling, it is easy to see that this is indeed a poor compromise for street use. For most that strive to improve not only top-end bhp but, more importantly, part throttle response and high torque load areas, 1000-4500rpm is the area where most if not all power & efficiency gains are actually appreciated (unless of course you are racing only).

They say the secret to correct chipping is to place each vehicle type on a rolling road and, with a lap top computer, interrogate all the engine's fuel, timing & load options, not just a flat out revs but the complete three dimensional fuel map. This is where all part throttle and high load driving is taken care of.

And the result

Lower possible emissions not just at idle where the MOT is tested but throughout the rev and engine load range, thus producing ultimate economy, efficiency and overall power with smoother power gains throughout. Installation and setting-up takes around one hour. Contact Chris Crane on 01603 891209 or email: info@v8engines.com for prices etc. The company specializes in Rover V8 engines and has much advice to give on the RV8 including supply of associated spare parts.

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Dear Chris,

Edelbrook conversion is now running. The car is far more responsive to the throttle with a MUCH improved power delivery. The engine runs more smoothly, but the way I'm driving it at the moment I appear to be using quite a bit. However, when cruising at 85mph and hitting 95mph up hill I suppose I cannot expect anything less. With the SUs, the car would have hesitated to reach 80mph up the same hill and there would have been a 'dead spot' on the throttle at 75mph making a cruise at around 80-85mph not very smooth.

Thanks for the help and advice given to me and John, my mechanic. The trouble is I now would dearly love chromed rocker covers!!! I'll save up a bit more and 'phone through my order a.s.a.p. I'll also get in touch when funds permit the next phase of the project to convert to LPG. Best regards, Stephen

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Lisa A couple of weeks ago, I ordered from you a load of V8 goodies to upgrade my MGB V8 (Edelbrock 500 card, manifold etc etc). I also ordered a Mallory dual-point distributor. All the parts arrived without any problems - many thanks for such a speedy and efficient response. Best wishes Keith Prof. Keith H. Bennett

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Rover Sdi V8 Triumph Stag & TR8,Section

RoverSD1's	Triumph Stag
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John's SD1.
(our Web site Guru)

Anyway, I've just got back from a cruise down to Brighton for a wedding. Fantastic drive! The most incredible thing, I reckon, is the fuel consumption! It cost me about £45 round trip. 330 miles! Travelling on average at between 80 and 90mph. I think that's absolutely awesome from a 4.2! Impressed I am!

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Hi,
Thanks for getting the Weber through so quick - I received it on Friday and fitted it on Saturday morning! Everything went really smoothly and once the petrol was fed through it fired up first time. Excellent!

The Stag goes much better with the Weber than it ever did with the Holley and, what's more, it appears to run a lot smoother and with none of the smoke that it used to bellow out!
Thanks again for a great service. Tim

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The 'SD1', 1976 to 1986, The last British V8 Classic Indeed !!.

Jeremy Clarkson tests the delights of an SD1 with our 5.2 power plant, built specially for him. Check out the Christmas video, 2000 'At Full Throttle' available now from us £POA with free Rpi T-Shirt (if you ask & state size). Extra Tees £POA each. Extra Vids £POA each (inc VAT).

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TVR V8 Section

TVR 4.3 Griff. T Wolk. Germany Hello Chris, First of all I wish you a happy and succesfull new year !!. I plugged in the Tornado chip and did a little test driving. The road conditions were not good the last few weeks so I could not run at full power, but I felt that the engine ran much better at low revs. I look forward to the improvement of the RPM range above 5000.

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Kit Car Section.

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Hi Chris, Thanks for the advice and the good job you did setting up my V8 Dax Rush yesterday. The drive home demonstrated how much improved it now is. The best part is the nice smooth idle and the low-speed driveability. It now ticks over with no lumpiness and doesn't cause transmission backlash when pottering round town. It sounds like a V8 at idle should do. I can now floor the throttle in 5th at 30mph without getting any hesitation on pick-up. 60mph comes up 6 seconds later! Although the mid-range punch doesn't subjectively feel much more than it was, the numbers do seem to come up quicker. This is probably due to the increased smoothness of the engine. It cost about ten pounds in petrol to get to RPi, doing 60mph on dual carriageways for maximum economy. On the trip home I used the country lanes and wasn't gentle with the throttle. Despite being a longer trip, only about eight pounds' worth of fuel was used. The extra economy makes me happier about long journeys to show the Dax off to friends and family! Please can you email me copies of the pictures you took of me and the Dax yesterday for my website. My build site is at http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/dhurst and, yes, there is a link to RPi! Please feel free to link to my site. Thanks again. Regards, Duncan V8 Dax Rush IRS

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Here is some feed back that you can put on your site if you wish, regarding the upgrade of my 3.5 Westfield. When arriving at RPi and discussing my requirements with Chris, he told me something very basic. 'If you stick a 3.5 V8 in a car the size and weight of a Westfield, undoubtedly it will be quick, this however does not mean that all is well.' The whole purpose of what I was trying to achieve was to spark some life into the lump beneath the bonnet. I knew it had potential, however it seemed to lack that certain 'Turn the passenger white as a sheet' effect that I was looking for. As I'm not mechanically minded I was quite impressed with the experience and knowledge of the whole team at RPi and let them do what they do best, sort it out .And they Did! I am still not convinced it is actually the same engine that's in my car.The difference is THAT dramatic.Where have the flat spots gone? As well as the performance it also looks the part. The new rockers and plumbing although relatively inexpensive do make a big difference to the whole appearance of the engine. The 2-hour drive home was fairly uneventful (apologies to the mini driver on the A11), but that was down to over-zealous driving more than anything else (can you blame me), and my fan sticking on the housing (an old problem). Gave me some grief about 20 mins into the journey, but soon sorted that out. I asked for power, I got power, if I had asked for it to fly I'm sure they would have stuck a set of wings on. On a serious note I now have the car I thought I was buying in the first place ... and am I happy? What do you think! Thanks again, Stephen

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: Hello Chris, I came to RPi a couple of weeks ago to have my Dax's V8 'tuned.'. Since then, the Dax has been on the race track at the Donnington Park kit car show and has covered another 500 faultless miles. Regards, Duncan V8 Dax Rush IRS

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Dear Chris, sorry for not mailing such a long time, but I was very busy and also for a few weeks ill, but now I´m ok. Your Westfield section is very good information for all WESTFIELD drivers. Please excuse that I can`t write in my bad English about the conversion you have done for me. I hope your German mechanic will translate it for you. Der Umbau von 3.9 zu 4.6. wurde durch RPi absolut profesionel durchgeführt. Ich habe sofort bemerkt, daß hier Leute mit sehr viel Erfahrung arbeiten, so wie sie auf dem Kontinent nicht in Verbindung mit dem ROVER V Motor zu finden sind. Das lästige Ruckeln im Schiebebetrieb wurde genauso behoben, wie auch der vorher hohe Benzinverbrauch nach dem Umbau verschwunden war. Der 4.6 Motor hat einen wesentlich besseren Durchzug und hängt durch den gleichzeitig von RPi montierten K&N Filter auch viel besser am Gas. Chris Crane und seine Leute sind für mich die absoluten Spezialisten in Europa für den ROVER V 8. Yes I would like to have the disc with the pictures you have done. Chris I´m looking for a new and better (carbon?) plenum chamber for the WESTFIELD, can you offer me one? I hope I will see you in 2000 again to talk about the engine (show you my new air-box and exhaust system) and perhaps about new stage 2 (3?) heads. I will come with a small group of German Seven owners to the Stoneleigh Kit-Car show in May (1- 2 May, Bank Holiday) happy motoring. Jochen You can get a translation here., http://babelfish.altavista.digital.com/ Or visit our Westfield Pages 'Click'

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Hi chris, Just an update from my visit to RPi on the 23-27 July in my Yellow Westfield eight, Well after driving the car now for about 2 years after building it and never been totally happy with the way the engine has run, and after been given all types of useless info from other people, my Westfield is now amazing to drive. After my visit to RPi the engine has never been better, with smooth running even at 20mph in fifth and pulls all the way to 100mph+ with masses of power available in every gear, the transformation was amazing and it feels like a totally different engine, the drive home to Cleveland was great with the Westfield blasting down the road and the roar from the exhausts as the accellerator hits the deck was what made it all worthwhile (4 years from start to finish) and we made the trip in 4 Hours Dead. So after nearly 4 years from starting the dream of owning a Westfield and 2 years trying the get Westfield to run properly, I can say that the car is now finally finished and I can now start to enjoy the driving experience from her. Thanks to everyone at RPi for all your help, and I will send anyone who needs help in your direction. Thanks again Scott Richmond

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Hello Chris, The 3.9 in my Scimitar is running nicely now, loads of grunt, better economy than before. The idle is better with the cam you supplied. Regards, Jeremy Greenwood DIC MSc ARCS Body Electronics UK (EE205) BMW Group Gaydon Test Centre, Warwick. U.K.

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Hi Chris.

Re your suggestion that the fault is probably carb related.

You were right. It was, in fact, mechanic related, got another guy in and he retuned the carbs and they are now OK, what a lovely sound the V8 makes (my first). I am really grateful to you for taking the time to identify the problem for me, I know you're a busy man.

I will be in touch in the new year for LPG conversion and Mallory upgrade + A&R & Magnecor leads. Once again thank you and compliments of the season to you, your family and staff.

Kind regards Tony.

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Dear Chris I would like to congratulate you and all people of your company with Merry Christmas and wish you Happy New Year. Wish you to have more profitable business in New Year. THANK YOU FOR GOOD COOPERATION IN LAST YEAR. With the best regards from Russia Nikolay Vinogradov. Chief of sales and tuning department. e-mail: nikolay@citymotors.ru http://www.citymotors.ru Tel: +7-095-362-0849; 795-2556; 795-2457; fax: +7-095-362-8113

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Thanks for replying so quickly,

Either you're very bored or incredibly dedicated to your customers. I think the latter! I would love to follow your advice, but unfortunately I live and work in Italy where they pay less than peanuts and expect more than monkeys working for them, also the pound is so strong that it makes everything a lot less affordable, although still cheaper than buying here. Maybe in the future I'll take you up on the offer but till then I just need to keep it cheap.

Thanks again and don't forget to read this month's issue of LRM as I think they will be printing my letter about you.

Regards Daren Uzzell lr671hpa@hotmail.com Italy

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I´m the happy owner of a RR V8 '82.

It has a 3.9 cam, duplex chain, Mallory and a Weber 500 Edelbrock 1404 carb bought at RPI. I would now like to fit an Off-Road kit to the Weber, and have found a kit on the Edelbrock homepage: Off-Road Needles and Seats (pair) #1465. Is it possible to buy this kit from you, including shipment to Copenhagen, Denmark. I thank you in advance,

Frank R Denmark.

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Dear Chris,
Many many thanks for the ever so quick replies you give. I have never experianced such good service from a company before. In fact before finding your advert in the LRM mag, being on page 148 this month I tried almost every advert in the previous 147 pages and got only one reply which was a 'sorry can't help you mate'. You are a godsend and if I weren't living in Italy I'd come and buy you a drink. Heck, if you're ever in my neck of the woods (North West Italy, west of Milan) I'll buy you a drink.

Daren U. Borgo Ticino Italy

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Dear Lisa Got the beast back, it IS very smooth. Installer has never seen a RR idle and run so smoothly before. I think he was having trouble believing his eyes and ears. Nice and clean, very driveable. Pretty much as expected i.e. not so quick as Weber in 2 door, feel the extra weight and don't get the same kick (and sound!) when the RPM has picked up. It is much more pleasant to use off-road as no more flame-outs. Expect with the extractors on and a bit of attention there's a tad more to come from this setup. Faulconbridge Australia Martin G

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Dear Chris, I would like to say thanks for the excellent after sales service I received from RPi when I returned my short engine today due to a mark on the block face. Customers only find out how good a company is when you need to contact them with a problem, it's very refreshing to find [within the motor trade] a company like yours who care about their product and stand by warranties without quibble. A fellow V8 Manta Club member Jules Jones from Eastleigh, Hants. recommended RPi when I was looking to purchase the engine, I am very pleased I took his good advice and will have no hesitation in recommending R.P.I. to anyone looking to purchase. I shall also mention your good service in a letter to both the Opel Manta Owners Club and the V8 Manta register (two different clubs).

Thanks again Chris. Yours, Paul Holtom.

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RR LWB w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

Chris - Just wanted to follow up after receiving the engine and completing installation. Once the engine finally cleared customs 6 weeks ago (after they just sat on it and never even opened the box) the mechanic had a few challenges with installation. The most unusual was that the output of the crankshaft had a pin and the corresponding flywheel did not ... not sure what the resolution was with the local Rover dealership, but I wouldn't be surprised if a grinder or a drill was involved. The rest of the engine installation went just fine. Along the way the injectors were cleaned, I added Hedman headers (#39800) which are well constructed and cost around $120 plus $200 for a titanium finish ceramic coating. I love it when options cost more than the original part. ;^) Also had the lower intake manifold that you supplied port matched to the engine, upgraded to the Mallory unilite distributor and Jacobs Electronics ignition, mean green gear reduction starter, Tornado chip, plus all the other things you usually do when you have the engine out of the car for the first time in 7 years of life.

As for the engine ... I used the Crane cams break-in additive and Castrol straight 30wt oil. Initial burn in went perfect and after 20 minutes the car was ready for quick tour of the neighborhood. The engine runs fairly smooth at idle and appears to have a lot more power. I've been suffering with only partial throttle and a maximum of 3000 RPM until I get more miles on the engine and let the break-in finish. To date, I have 202 miles on the engine and drove it to work for the first time today.

Once I get a couple of thousand miles on it, I'll report back with the seat-of-the-pant-feel with the WOT test. ;^)

Also, I'd like to thank both you and Lisa for all of your help during the question and answer phase of the engine quest. You both were great and very responsive to my questions and made the ~$7K purchase from overseas completely manageable. Your company did a great job setting expectations and delivering on your promises and I have only positive things to say about the experience. I especially appreciate your willingness to build me a 'custom' engine (partway between long block and turn-key) and bundle all the parts so I wouldn't have to disassemble my current engine during the swap. I'll be happy to enthusiastically recommend RPi to my fellow Rover buddies.

Thanks again, Ron Story '95 RR LWB w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

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Dear Lisa I have just taken delivery of the engine, it is all in order. I had no problems collecting it and the Bax Global rep was very good, he told me when it would clear customs and was right. All arrangements were perfect and simple and I would recommend them to anybody for shipping stuff. I will let you know of any further developments as we install the engine . Thank you for all you help John Bradshaw LJ

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Chris, > You're bang on the money! Thank-you for the immediate attention, trust me it makes a difference this end! Please advise waybill info via e-mail once dispatched. Cheers, Jordan J (Canada)

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Hello Lisa, Just to let you know that I received the goods yesterday and all was complete and in good order. Thanks and best regards, Vic Baran Port Moresby Papua New Guinea

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Bologna 04 october 2000 Dear Lisa : I received the cyl. head rebuild kit you sent me this morning, I would like to thank you for your really fast service. Thanks again regards: Andrea Gordini

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Hi Chris, The engine I bought from you is great (4.6, stage 3). My car is running like compressed air. In a few days I will send you two photos about engine and car (MG). Thank you. Regards Juergen

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This is Julian King from Durban, South Africa. You have a fantastic website---- Dear Chris/Lisa. Julian King here. Just a word of thanks for your efficiency in processing my order. All arrived safely while I was in London and was brought home as hand luggage.Gave myself a hernia and a Customs Officer a bit of a fright when he saw this long metal object on his screen! Happily, he knew what a camshaft was for when he inspected it, but the pressure regulator threw him a little. I am passing the info I got from your website to a friend who does a fair amount of Landrover work for others as a sideline. I trust he finds it as useful as I did. Nice to do business with you. Julian.

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Dear Lisa, thank you for the prompt and helpful way that you attended to our order. We look forward to dealing with you again. Regards, John. Thanks, John Roper, Vintage Sporting Cars, Louisiana, USA,

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Hi Chris, Some months ago, I had the good fortune to let your guys have a 4.6 bottom end to build up for me. Piper cam, new timing chain, mains, etc. with stage 1 heads and a weber carb. Well it was installed into my Land Rover lightweight hybrid without too many problems (none of RPi's making) and away I went, happy as Larry. Until recently. I decided that perhaps there should be a little more performance available so I checked the carb. Oh, it was only opening about three quarters. After some drilling and re-doing the throttle cable connections, I now find that not only do I have more power on the primary chokes (surprise, surprise) but now the secondary chokes actually come in too. Before, I was as happy as Larry, whoever he may be, NOW, I'm even happier. The down side of course, is the fuel consumption has taken a turn for the worse. I must stop using the performance quite so much! The bottom line is, thanks for the motor, your guys did me proud! The local GTi brigade are less than happy with the 'old' Land Rover that leaves them at the lights though. Thanks again, Alan Hodgson UK

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Chris, Today I ordered the RP4 cam kit you recommended to me. Again I want to thank you and your team for the information and explanations I was given. There is no doubt that if my engine upgrade and the parts reliability are of the same level as your availability and your good commercial know-how, I will be fully satisfied. Best Regards. Jean Marc France

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Hi Chris I have to say that the phone call to you the other day was the best money I've ever spent. Following your suggestion I pinched a timing gun, had a look at the ignition timing on the weekend and discovered the problem. The cloth-eared pillock who set it up for me before had the damn thing set to 2degrees AFTER top dead not 2deg before as Rover recommend. As the saying goes, if you want something done properly do it yourself. Many thanks for your help. I really appreciate it and if that is the improvement gained with just a phone call I can't wait to see what your hardware can do!! Best regards Stephen. (Falklands Islands)

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Dear Lisa, Re: Balance Resistor - received. That was quick and very apprecieated. Many thanks Andrew Zenon

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Hello, Chris and Lisa, The parts I ordered are already here! Very good service indeed! Thanks again! Matthijs Meulenbelt

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Don't hesitate. Take it up to Chris at RPi and get him to sort it out and then send the bill to the original garage. At least that way it will be sorted and you will have a usable vehicle. I had similar problems reently with my local Landrover garage, Brooklyns. They fitted a new engine for me which I had bought from RPi and carried out some other work. The first problem, when I eventually got the Rover back was that they sent me out with the drain plug to the gearbox so loose all the oil had drained out. After taking the car backwards and forwards to them over the next few weeks I came to the conclusion that they were incapable of sorting out even the simple things like oil leaks (this was a brand new engine), connecting the coil, ballast resistor, reconnecting the vacuum to the diff lock etc. etc. So I took it to RPi. Half a day's work later it was a different vehicle, oil leaks sorted, one or two dangerous items put right and the engine properly tuned. I am still thinking about suing Brooklyns but at least I now have a working vehicle. RPi are a long way away from almost anywhere (Norwich) but I have not found anyone else that knows V8s in the way that Chris does. I also got him to fit a gas conversion which I am pleased with and which made the journey to him worthwhile. Good luck! Malcolm Woodruff B790 PKV 1984 CSW V8 Brown and cream

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Hi Lisa, The parcel arrived safe and sound this morning, excellent service from yourselves and the mailperson! Regards Graham

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Thanks for a great web site, and friendly service when I was there recently. It was well worth the drive from Cornwall. Best regards, Ron Ron Skingley Halvana Thanks Chris.

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Dear All
Thanks very much for all of your help which I got free of charge. Your back up service is second to none. Thanks especially to the girls on the end of the phone, Steve for all his advice on setting up the Leonardo and Chris for running such a great company.
I believe success is gauranteed for you in the future if you continue running it as you do and with such a committed team.
Many many thanks
Rob A.

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Can you beleive this :-)) CHRIS ENJOYED YOUR WEBSITE--IT IS THE BEST I'VE SEEN, BUT I'M NEW TO THIS SURFING BUSINESS SO MAY HAVE MISSED SOME INFO THAT IS THERE. SORRY ALL THIS IS IN UPPER CASE, I'M TOLD PEOPLE THINK I'M SHOUTING AT THEM, I'M NOT, BUT I'M EX SERVICES AND THINK I'M SENDING A SIGNAL. REGARDS IAN How can you top that !! Another favorite comment! Some people like to listen to music while they work ... Me? Now I've been on your site, I just work with the sound of your V8 in the background. DD. Hi Chris Further to our brief chat on Thursday, I'm just putting "pen to paper" (in an email!?) to say how pleased I am with the work done on my old Discovery last Tuesday. Despite all the hassle of getting there (350 miles) and the expense of parts and labour - I am sure it has been worth the journey and the money. Arriving (courtesy of the AA) with a vehicle that would neither run on lpg or on petrol, Steve worked for several hours to solve the problems and leave me with a vehicle that is running better than ever. Now it starts with just a turn of the key in the morning; goes up the road to work without a stutter or stall and runs sweetly on petrol or lpg. There's no doubt that RPi's expertise with V8s and their conversion to LPG is unique. Thanks again to Steve and, by the way, a steady supply of coffee from your team - never mind the Cadbury's Creme Egg and the cheese toastie! Best wishes Robin Davies Carmarthen West Wales Chris Entered your site address and left the room for a few minutes - heard the V8 sound from the kitchen. Wife (working quietly next to PC) was frightened to death. Suggest you have a link button on every page labelled 'play that sound again'. Shame it disappears when you enter the site. Love it! Another favorite Web Site comment.!! I have to say I think your site is superb, working in communications I come across a lot of sites and get constantly frustrated at poor design, speed and navigation but you've done a great job. It really gives your company a great professional and meticulous image with obvious pride in your work ... and that's before anyone even gets to the engineering side. Rpi congratulations on the website It's the best I have seen, and believe me I have seen hundreds in the last week, even a non-mechanic like me could understand what you were getting at with regard to condition of ignition system for LPG, hence the upgrade to Mallory dual point and magnicor leads if I ever get it to you. Kind regards Tony Chris First of all, congratulations on an extremely informative Website. I have thoroughly enjoyed reading through the various sections which have caused me to run back and forward from the computer to my vehicle outside to check different things so as to make up my mind about what may be wrong. Bruce Forbes Zambia. Sirs, Firstly may I congratulate you on a fantastic website - I found it invaluable when recently rebuilding my 3.5 V8 after a rebore etc and the camshaft kit you supplied has worked wonders. Kind Regards Just to say thanks for your brilliant service I ordered my Magnecor leads by e-mail from you on Friday and I was fitting them by midday Saturday! Pity more companies don't function like you. Thanks again, Stuart Nussey Gentlemen! I own a 1994 DISCO that is getting tired with 104,000 miles. Your website was (is) fantastic, and has given me tons of ideas on how to 'replenish' my vehicle. A Future customer, Dear Sirs, First of all, I would congratulate your company for having so good a website! A lot of useful info. Alban Bernier Belguim Inquiry: First of all I've never come across a web site that's got so much info on V8 Land Rover Engines. I take my hat of to you guys. No one in Australia can match it. Doug IT Support Manager : QLD Australia

First of all I must comment on your website overall, it is very well put together and for a newcomer like me it supplies all the useful information I need on V8s etc. Stuart Brown, West Midlands

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Hello
WONDERFUL web site. Why haven't I visited it in 11 years of RR ownership? Keep it up.
Regards, Bill Goodan USA 90RR

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Thanks for a great web site, and friendly service when I was there recently. It was well worth the drive from Cornwall. Best regards, Ron Ron Skingley Halvana Thanks Chris. Dear Chris Well done for an outstanding website. I am a longstanding fan of all things (Rover) V8, but have only recently acquired my first and am therefore on a steep learning curve! Your informative site has already proved incredibly useful. Henry, London Your homepage is very good (ask my wife if I spend time in front of it) I must say, that you are 'miles ahead' of most people in the UK. When it comes to MGs and V8s - I don't think anybody else is on the net. "Nils Rasmussen" Hello Chris, My name is Alan I'm from Western Australia. I have just stumbled across your web page, and I must say it's the best thing I've come across since I bought my 1984 5 speed box Phase 2 Range Rover. Dear Chris: First of all I have to congratulate you for your excellent Web site. It is very descriptive and informative. Winston Frontado Venezuela Hello, Chris and Lisa, The parts I ordered are already here! Very good service indeed! Thanks again! Matthijs Meulenbelt Dear RPI I have just visited your fantastic site. It seems that there is very little about the V8 that you don't know!! Dear Chris, Firstly, let me congratulate you on such a wonderful web site. My name is Femi Young and I live in West Africa. I currently drive a 1992 Range Rover Classic V8 Petrol. For the last 4 weeks, I have been having a problem on the vehicle and unfortunately, there are no competent service centres.locally THANK YOU Femi Young Dear Sirs, First of all many congratulations for having what must be the most informative website that I have ever come across. Just the kind of useful information that I always seek when visiting a website but rarely find. My reason for looking you up is that I plan to fit a Rover V8 engine into a kit-car that I am building. Many thanks Brian O'Connor I have looked and in the process enjoyed your site and its various links. Thank you for an altogether pleasant experience. Thank you, Darius A. Gray (USA) I have read your very informative website - thank you for producing a site with so much information. I live in Malaysia Hi Chris, what a truly amazing website you have constructed, just brilliant. David Shiers Chris, After viewing your website (excellent site by the way!) I would like to place an order for a 4.6 turnkey engine (Webber 500 and Mallory etc Great web site guys, looks good. However, the in-text links in the FAQ page give 'not found' messages. Oops! forgot the page reference, it's http://www.v8engines.com/faq-conv.htm Cheers David Read daveread@dove.net.au South Australia VKS 737 - Sierra 81 Chris haven't seen ya for a while, been travelling around trying to earn a simple crust!! Just checked out ya site and quite frankly it is the biggest piece of poo I have seen for a long time, not really, it is the bollox knowing you, though I bet you feel it can be improved? HELLO CHRIS NEW WEB SITE IS VERY INTERESTING. MY ENGINE IS NOW ALMOST 60,000kms WITH NO FURTHER PROBLEMS. Hello there, you folks have a very nice and informative website! Which is why I am going to ask you a lot of questions. First ... Hello Chris, thanks for informatiom, and compliments for your new web. Hi - Nice Pages - have they recently been redesigned ? I'm after some info on the Edelbrock/Weber combination. Martin Crute PS. Congratulations on an excellent web page, which is without doubt the best of its kind. I am very impressed by your website, David Jackson With great interest I have browsed through your magnificent WWB (World Wide Brochure) I own an 'Australian' County 110-1985 model. V8/3.5 litre Jack Roskam I stumbled upon your website - very good stuff by the way. Pete (France) It was a great pleasure to peruse your Website as much useful information was gleaned here. I will proceed with a description of the engine trouble at hand. Ulf Petri Sarasota, USA Thank you for an excellent Web site Ian Brink (Zambia) Feedback on our 4.6 litre engines. Hi Chris, I'm Bart Callens from Tunisia. I must say the 4.6 you delivered to me summer for my Defender 90 is great. I don't regret I took the 4.6 instead of the 3.9. in my Defender 90 4.6 EFI (with tornado chip) Racing 4.6 Range Rover in Barbados Hi Chris, just a short note from down here in the land of eternal sunshine and coconuts with rum in them. My 4.6 that you built for me two years ago is still going strong. By the way, I am wheeling a fully rebuilt 1972 Range Rover and it goes like a bat out of the tropics. Thanks Marc Ward. Barbados Hi Chris, Some months ago, I had the good fortune to let your guys have a 4.6 bottom end to build up for me. Piper cam, new timing chain, mains, etc. with stage 1 heads and a weber carb. Well it was installed into my Landrover lightweight hybrid Before, I was as happy as Larry, whoever he may be, NOW, I'm even happier. The down side of course, is the fuel consumption has taken a turn for the worse. I must stop using the performance quite so much!. The bottom line is, thanks for the motor, your guys did me proud! The local GTi brigade are less than happy with the 'old' Landrover that leaves them at the lights though. Thanks again, Alan Hodgson. U.K. I installed the new engine about 2.5 weeks ago. The difference between the 4.2 and 4.6 is like night and day, granted the 4.2 was pretty tired and neglected by the previous owner. The engine has a very smooth idle yet the torque band is much broader thanks to the RPi/Piper cam. Off-line acceleration is fantastic and it feels like the engine will continue to pull until it runs out of road. I haven't done a 0 to 60 test, but it is on my list. The Headman headers have not been installed as of yet, I needed to make sure everything was good to go. Even with all the performance upgrades, the 4.6 passed our smog test with flying colors. We thought it might run a little too lean due to the stock computer, however, according to the high RPM part of the smog test the CO and HC are right on the mark though I am still thinking about the chip upgrade. A quick rundown of the items I purchased from RPi is as follows: 4.6 short block Performance cam and timing kit, Head rebuild kit with Stage 3 valves, used rocker assembly, one set of valve keepers, Headers, not installed as of yet, and Gaskets. Items completed out here: All new valve seats installed with 3 angle grind Distributor re-curved Intake trumpets shortened and polished High performance 8mm ignition cables Let me know if this is an option. Sincere regards, David Golumbic USA Chris, The 4.6 Stage III we put into the 1995 NAS Defender 90 Station Wagon now has plenty of break-in miles on it, and we took it to the track today. Stock 3.9 in this 90 ran 12.5 seconds 0-60 The 4.6 ran a best time of 7.78 seconds 0-60 this morning! Wow! Owner of the D90 with the 4.6 called today to say how much he loved the truck, Said he towed his 26' boat home in 5th gear at about 85 mph, and could never tow the boat over 4th gear before. We have decided to keep ECR on the upper end of the RPi scale, so we will only be working with 4.6s and other performance mods, and some 3.9s. and will continue to do high end engines with you for a long time to come I think. Mike. ECR Main USA. Hi Chris, the engine I bought from you is great (4.6, stage 3). My car is running like compressed air. In a few days I will send you two photos of engine and car (MG). Thank you. Regards Juergen. Germany Hope all is well. We had our first nice spring days yesterday and today. I took 4.6 Moggie (Morgan) to the airfield and winched up my paraglider for the first flight of the year. Fantastic thermal conditions so I climbed rapidly to over 6000 ft and went away with the winds. Landed far away from home near a petrol station. Got a hike with two nice girls back to the field. Invited the nicest to a racy/tourqy tour in Moggie and it ended up with a successful date thanks to the enormous RPi 4.6 power ... (even all other Mog-friends are impressed). The engine performs perfectly. The oil now stays clean as syrup with no consumption and I feel the engine has started to loose up. Lovely! Ulf Bergers (Sweden) Customer comments section, eBay stores Dear Chris and Ian just wanted to send an update on my recent purchace of the toranado chip, now thatI have put a few hundred miles on my MGBV8 the verdict is in. And I am pleased to say that the results are wonderful.It has transformed the car into a pleasure to drive and noticeable differances include running leaner, better fuel milage, rock steady idle at 800 RPM ,and with out hanging up when coming to a stop.Also power band has increased and no more anoying speed limiting device,it is every thing you advertised it to be. With the current exchange rate being what it is, you know I was a bit apprahensive to spend that much money, but am pleased to say it was worth every penney.Thanks again for your help, Yours truly Jimmy D. Dear Partsrange, After the outsatanding service after purchasing the Crank rebuild kit on and Piston rings on Thursday of last week I have come back for more. Kind regards Iain Hi Paul (and all the others at RPI) I got my engines yesterday and they were well packed up. They all came in in excellent order and everything was there as I ordered. Thenks for excellent service now and when I bought a turnkey engine from you in june 2003. That engine works perfect, but I still have some work to do on the car ( a Rover P6). With the new engine (4.6 stage 3, piper 285) the car became totally different to drive and much more powerful. And now I have finally managed to get a hand on an autobox that handles the torque and power from the engine, a four speed ZF from a ambulance. I'll might rebuild from ZF4HP22 to ZF4HP24 which should be about 30% stronger. I have been a little worried about the BW 65 that is in the car now. Send my best regards to Lisa, Chris, Holly etc. and say that I am very satisfied with the service. Thanks and best regards from Ragnar Prices do not include local EU.Tax.(VAT). Prices & stock are subject to change without notice. Information and advice, as always, is free.

Your Kind comments are always appreciated 'Thanks'

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Hello Chris.
I just wanted to let you know, that I have ordered the parts for my engine swap,and aside from not specifying that I need the cam for a Gems block/Hotwire application, all went smooth.
Most importantly, I just wanted to say "Thank You" for your time and patience with me on this project. Your phone call a few weeks ago really surprised me. And your knowledge that you shared with me has been invaluable. That is Outstanding customer service ! I will e-mail you after the I install the engine, as I still need to buy the tornado chip.
Once again, thank you.( To Lisa as well ) I am looking forward to doing business with you again Sincerely, Robert

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Chris I got the chips and fitted them last night. I think the most difficult part of the process was getting the covers off the old chips as I was afraid of damaging the circuit board! The instructions are pretty simple - it makes it about as difficult as changing a plug! After I fitted the chips, the engine sounded a bit rough at first which I assume was down to the computer needing to re-learn the engine parameters, but this smoothed out after the first trip. Once out on the road, initial results are very positive - I never saw 24 MPG on the trip computer before! Kick-down seems much more immediate, and acceleration more postive rather than the "oh, you want to go faster....? right... er... hang on... change down... wait a mo... here we go... any minute now... there you are...." that I was used to. I'll be back in touch probably mid-August to arrange the LPG part - I don't have time to get this done before September since my weekends are fully booked. AndyC

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LPG. On the spot customer comment.. !!

Everyone thought I was strange to convert my car, but I'm the one laughing all the way to the bank and to the gas refill station.
No queues there! And no-one profiteering, garage in Derby charging £1.99 a litre for unleaded!

Regards Gareth

(issue) Sept 2000. Petrol crisis.

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The exhaust system came in the mail today, One note of praise, it has been wonderful dealing with you and Chris on this restoration project, Thank you and next time I am in the UK we would like to visit your operation and maybe bring home a converted 110 with a 4.6. Thank you >DR Cantrell 6802 Halifax St.. San Diego California USA.

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Dear Chris

New Range Rover 4.0 (Gems) Re-chipped

Following my visit to you yesterday, I am happy to report the following: Consumption on the trip to you from home was 19mpg. My fuel consumption on the trip home was 22.3mpg. - You said it would improve. (these figures are according to the onboard computer)

The vehicle is also far more willing and pulls harder with less throttle I must congratulate you on your level of service offered to us.

The coffee and lolipop for the family was a nice touch. I am extremely suspicious about all in the motor trade and it was refreshing to find someone who tells it as it is. I look forward to a gas conversion to my vehicle and maybe a couple of other tweaks at the same time. Thank you again for your hospitality.


Best regards Rory Bostock

Unbelievably, From just a chip upgrade, you can expect an extra 15% economy -- 15% of the price of fuel is equal to 45 pence per gallon (UK) So what should you expect from further RPi Upgrades? It's well worth enquiring.

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I went to RPi after 6 months researching LPG conversions for V8s. My 3 criteria were quality, value for money and fitness for purpose. RPi managed to score 4 out of 3 - 4 being exceptional customer service - in that despite my lobbing in several last minute requirements for handling improvements etc. they delivered on time to budget whilst coordinating the activities of 2 other companies e.g. a specialist in Sat Nav installations. The outcome is an HSE Range Rover which has the fuel costs of the average saloon, the practicality of an estate [no tanks in the boot yet a >>300 mile range] and road manners to shame some "sports" cars. So, if you like to have your automotive cake and eat it - with icing & cream too - the trip to their part of Norfolk is definitely worthwhile. Ian Smith

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More Gems Chipping Info "Click Here"

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Range Rover 'Classic' Section.

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Range Rover Optimax Upgrade

After having a good drive back to Northampton last night, the differences made by the chip became very apparent, and the car has been measurably improved in both performance and driveability.
Cheers, Bill Barclay. Scotland

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I installed the new engine about 2.5 weeks ago. The difference between the 4.2 and 4.6 is like night and day, granted the 4.2 was pretty tired and neglected by the previous owner. I shortened and polished the intake trumpets and had the distributor re-curved as well as all the performance items that RPI supplied. You can feel that the engine is breathing much better with the Stage 3 valves and the additional plennum volume added by the short trumpets. I went ahead and had all new valve seats installed and had then do a 3 angle grind like you recommended. The engine has a very smooth idle. yet the torque band is much broader thanks to the RPI/Piper cam. Off line acceleration is fantastic and it feels like the engine will continue to pull until it runs out of road. I haven't done a 0 to 60 test, but it is on my list. The Headman headers have not been installed as of yet, I needed to make sure everything was good to go. Even with all the performance upgrades, the 4.6 passed our smog test with flying colors. We thought it might run a little too lean due to the stock computer however, according to the high RPM part of the smog test the CO and HC are right on the mark though I am still thinking about the chip upgrade. A quick run down of the items I purchased from RPI are as follows: 4.6 short block Performance cam and timing kit , Head rebuilt kit with Stage 3 valves Used rocker assembly One set of valve keepers Headers, not installed as of yet Gaskets See the Smog test, "Click Here" Items completed out here: All new valve seats installed with 3 angle grind , Distributor re-curved Intake trumpets shortened and polished High performance 8mm ignition cables Let me know if this is an option. Sincere regards, David Golumbic USA

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Chris,

Well got the Optimax chip in as you know, working splendidly.............then I received the exhaust, very pretty! Bolted on now and the old RR is a different beast, completely excellent. Great note and superb free flow, it feels superb.

How can I get a recommendation to you for your comments page, I am thrilled to bits! Many, many thanks, and my very best wishes to yourself and Lisa for the holidays,

Matt
(Denver, CO),

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RR LWB w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

Chris-- Just wanted to follow-up after receiving the engine and completing installation. Once the engine finally cleared customs 6 weeks ago... (after they just sat on it and never even opening the box) ... the mechanic had a few challenges with installation. The most unusual was that the output of the crankshaft had a pin and the corresponding flywheel did not... not sure what the resolution was with the local rover dealership, but I wouldn't be surprised if a grinder or a drill was involved. The rest of the engine installation went just fine. Along the way the injectors were cleaned, I added Headman headers (#39800) which are well constructed and cost around $120 plus $200 for a titanium finish ceramic coating. I love it when option cost more than the original part. ;^) Also had the lower intake manifold that you supplied port matched to the engine, upgraded to the Mallory Unalite distributor and Jacobs Electronics ignition, mean green gear reduction starter, Tornado chip, plus all the other things you usually do when you have the engine out of the car for the first time in 7 years of life.

As for the engine... I used the Crane cams break-in additive and Castrol straight 30wt oil. Initial burn in went perfect and after 20 minutes the car was ready for quick tour of the neighborhood. The engine runs fairly smooth at idle and appears to have a lot more power. I've been suffering with only partial throttle and a maximum of 3000 RPM until I get more miles on the engine and let the break-in finish. To date, I have 202 miles on the engine and drove it work for the first time today.


Once I get a couple of thousand miles on it, I'll report back with the seat-of-the-pant-feel with the WOT test. ;^)

Also, I'd like to thank both you and Lisa for all of your help during the question and answer phase of the engine quest. You both were great and very responsive to my questions and made the ~$7K purchase from overseas completely manageable. Your company did a great job setting expectations and delivering on your promises and I have only positive things to say about the experience. I especially appreciate your willingness to build me a "custom" engine (partway between long block and turn-key) and bundle all the parts so I wouldn't have to disassemble my current engine during the swap. I'll be happy to enthusiastically recommend RPI to my fellow rover buddies.

Thanks again,
Ron Story '95 RR LWB
w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

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Range Rover Weber Carb and (eventual) 3.9 Engine upgrade Hi RPI genii! Cam kit now in ancient 3.5 Rangie, along with the 500cfm weber you supplied a while back. So impressed with this engine, as it runs in it just gets better. Fabulous. The 3.9 ran first turn! Smooth, and very lively. Haven't even been up in rpm or into secondaries yet, due running in. Only 100km so far, yet fuel gauge hardly moved. Very relaxing to drive, and having to take care as it builds speed so willingly. New subject- just got sent flying solo in a helicopter this morning! If you ever visit Sydney come flying! I have shares in a Company with 4 IFR a/c, including a Saratoga, so it's a simple matter. Somehow I think an RPI light V8 would be just the go for a homebuilt helicopter. Kind regards, Martin Geliot ( Australia).

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Range Rover LSE 4.6 conversion In Sweden.

See how simple it all is, " Click"

I purchased a 4.6 long engine for a RR LSE. I have it properly installed now and I am very pleased. I have driven it approx. 3000 miles. Now all sorted. I want to share my experience with you The 4.6 with its Tornado chip give magnificent performance to the vehicle. The torque (compared to the 4.2 I had) is impressive and sends off the machine to the excess of my expectations. I never though a Range Rover could perform like this. I have also noted a reduction in fuel consumption, at least at modest speeds. I am sending you two pictures , one at vacation for the RR) and one at work. Use them as you want. When pulling the trailer at around 100 kmph I ran the vehicle at 15 liters per 100 km. Best regards, Per Nilsson Sweden

Racing 4.6 Range Rover in Barbados

hi chris just a short note from down here in the land of eternal sunshine and coconuts with rum in them . my 4.6 that you built for me two years ago is still going strong. by the way i am wheeling a fully rebuilt 1972 range rover , and it goes like a bat out of the tropics. .
Thanks, Marc Ward
Barbados

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(Quote from the UK Land Rover register) From: "Peter BRADLEY" Date: Thu, 15 Apr 1999 18:10:08 +0100 Subject: Re: Gas A mate of mine just had his RR converted by RPI Engineering. The full conversion, (to Dual fuel remember, petrol or gas, it runs on both), was about 1200UKP. However, whilst the motor was being tinkered with by *the* V8 experts, he decided to have it re-chipped, new performance cam, and new performance SS exhaust, all fitted at the same time. This little package brought the whole lot up to 2000UKP. The performance enhancements actually *improve* fuel economy, and although the engine burns about the same mpg on gas as it does on petrol, gas is so much cheaper that he has calculated the RR is now returning the equivalent of 42mpg at current petrol costs! Much better than the Tdi he had previously. In addition to this he says that it runs smoother and quieter on gas than petrol. In short he is delighted. I know of others around these parts (North Yorkshire) who have had Discos and RRs converted from Tdi to V8 so as to convert to gas. The thinking here is that you can currently sell a Tdi for decent money, and pick up a V8 relatively cheap. In a couple of years time you might not be able to give a Tdi away. The government has promised to freeze the duty on gas whilst hiking up the duty on petrol and especially diesel. The major oil companies have plans for a major network of gas outlets. check out:- http://www.shell.co.uk

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Further to my 4.6 upgrade

First I got to say that I had a great time at the MECC in Maastright.( me too) Hope you liked it as well. Learned a lot from you (again) ( no I just confirmed what you already suspected) and saw the stage 1 and 3 heads live which is completely different than seeing it on the website!! I also tried to push a dutch guy into buying a 4.6 from you in the process. Although I have the impression that the 4.6 is putting more stress on my gearbox than my old 3.5..... By the way the 4.6 is getting more loose now and is fun to drive. I sometimes just drive away in second gear if I wanna make a fast 'takeoff'.

"HEIN DUDINK" Holland

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Chris, Thanks for letting me buy one of your demonstrators last year. I have had the vehicle for a little over a year and it has been wonderful. In fact, I recently took it for its first MOT and no problems! I have just fitted your A & R unit - it is early days, but I seem to be going further with no loss of power. Hills that were a problem before are easy now. Keep up the good work and let us have more innovation. Stephen Whelan .

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Chris,

I don t know whether you will remember me, but I rang from Melbourne, Australia 2 weeks ago and you gave me some advice on my recent conversion to a 4.7Ltr V8 in my 87 Range Rover. Well the regulator arrived and we fitted it today, to say the car has been transformed is a monumental understatement, it's like having 4 extra cylinders! I just wanted to thank you very much for your spot on straight forward, honest, advice. As a member of the Range Rover Club in Australia and past treasurer I will be putting an article in the magazine which we send to clubs nationwide here. Once again thank you very much.

Regards

K. Rolston
Melbourne, Australia.

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Land Rover Discovery Models

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Optimax Chipping for efficiency


Thanks for the correcting me on the Optimax for the 95, 3.9, 5-speed U.S. Disco. The chip works far more than i expected. I have a Borla stainless steel cat back exhaust (free flow with a rumble). I port matched the intake to the heads, flowed the trumpet base to manifold. Increased the trumpet length by 1 1/2" (38.1mm).

Many thanks, for finding someone who knows their product and what we want.

Thanks again! Carl, California.

Robert Goodale Australia

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	Chris, I now have the carbie + manifold I purchased from you on the Rangie, and by and large it is performing well--mucking about with the float levels +offroad seats has improved its uphill response on slow climbs at low rev/low range. Although off-road (not fast rally racing like your Dubai correspondent) I think I would bet my life on the Strombergs rather than the Weber --on road it is veerrryy smooth!
Two questions. How would you try to minimise it cutting out on extreme downhill inclines at low revs?	The key word here from you pics is ( extreme) you could run it duel fuel as lpg wont care if you turn it upside down
I am having trouble restarting (from hot), and I suspect fuel vaporization. I know this is Australia + summer+ + slow off-road stuff (where everything does get very hot), but it also happens on the bitumen as well eg stopping at a petrol station (as you do!), and then trying to restart. The Electrics are okay	I would be inclined disagree with your last comment, I suggest your spark quality is low, either due poor earth or tired starter drawing too much current when hot, or poor spark output due distributor condition and plug lead type.

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Range Rover Discovery Chipping. I've now had my Disco at SAC (www.steves.co.za) who must rate as the most reputable tuning house in SA: Here are my findings as measured at the wheels with 2 wheel dyno by SAC on both occasions: With 3.9 + Unichip + 245/70/16 tyres: 82KW @ 4300 / 250Nm @ 3300 With 4.6 +Unichip + tornado chip +245 / 75 (!!! NB !!!) / 16 tyres: 111Kw @ 4300 / 307Nm @ 3400 Above figures were measured at 1500m above sea level. SAC found the TORNADO was running a little lean at low RPM and a little rich at high RPM but acknowledged that it was one of the best chips they've come accross. This (and timing) was corrected with the UNICHIP. Before they tuned it, it was idling rough, and backfiring on overrun. Now she idles smooth, and the backfiring is limited only to a very abrupt "parp" immediately after releasing the throttle - must be for less than 0.25 seconds. The rest of the overrun is clean. My conclusion is that I am very satisfied with the result and I feel I got my money's worth. PS: I'm already saving for a 5.2 for the HSE - yet to be purchased ;-) Kind regards Philip Lochner South Africa.

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Land Rover 'all models'.

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Hi Chris, I'm Bart Callens from Tunesia. I must say the 4.6 you delivered to me summer for my Defender 90 is great. I don't regret it I toke the 4.6 in stead of the 3.9. Now I have a question. I saw you have now dual chip ECU's. This is the life, And with the Power and reliability of an RPi high torque engine, who could want more. * Can I use one of these in my Defender 90 4.6 EFI (with tornado chip) ? * What would be the benefits of a dual chip ECU ? * What will it cost ? * Can I replace the chip myself ?. Greetings, Bart Callens

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Chris,
The 4.6 Stage III we put into the 1995 NAS Defender 90 Station Wagon now has plenty of break in miles on it, and we took it to the track today. Stock 3.9 in this 90 ran 12.5 seconds 0-60 The 4.6 ran a best time of 7.78 seconds 0-60 this morning!

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Hi Chris.

Re your suggestion that the fault is probably carb related.

You were right. It was, in fact, mechanic related, got another guy in and he retuned the carbs and they are now OK, what a lovely sound the V8 makes (my first). I am really grateful to you for taking the time to identify the problem for me, I know you're a busy man.

I will be in touch in the new year for LPG conversion and Mallory upgrade + A&R & Magnecor leads. Once again thank you and compliments of the season to you, your family and staff.

Kind regards Tony.

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Dear Chris I would like to congratulate you and all people of your company with Merry Christmas and wish you Happy New Year. Wish you to have more profitable business in New Year. THANK YOU FOR GOOD COOPERATION IN LAST YEAR. With the best regards from Russia Nikolay Vinogradov. Chief of sales and tuning department. e-mail: nikolay@citymotors.ru http://www.citymotors.ru Tel: +7-095-362-0849; 795-2556; 795-2457; fax: +7-095-362-8113

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Thanks for replying so quickly,

Either you're very bored or incredibly dedicated to your customers. I think the latter! I would love to follow your advice, but unfortunately I live and work in Italy where they pay less than peanuts and expect more than monkeys working for them, also the pound is so strong that it makes everything a lot less affordable, although still cheaper than buying here. Maybe in the future I'll take you up on the offer but till then I just need to keep it cheap.

Thanks again and don't forget to read this month's issue of LRM as I think they will be printing my letter about you.

Regards Daren Uzzell lr671hpa@hotmail.com Italy

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I´m the happy owner of a RR V8 '82.

It has a 3.9 cam, duplex chain, Mallory and a Weber 500 Edelbrock 1404 carb bought at RPI. I would now like to fit an Off-Road kit to the Weber, and have found a kit on the Edelbrock homepage: Off-Road Needles and Seats (pair) #1465. Is it possible to buy this kit from you, including shipment to Copenhagen, Denmark. I thank you in advance,

Frank R Denmark.

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Dear Chris,
Many many thanks for the ever so quick replies you give. I have never experianced such good service from a company before. In fact before finding your advert in the LRM mag, being on page 148 this month I tried almost every advert in the previous 147 pages and got only one reply which was a 'sorry can't help you mate'. You are a godsend and if I weren't living in Italy I'd come and buy you a drink. Heck, if you're ever in my neck of the woods (North West Italy, west of Milan) I'll buy you a drink.

Daren U. Borgo Ticino Italy

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Dear Lisa Got the beast back, it IS very smooth. Installer has never seen a RR idle and run so smoothly before. I think he was having trouble believing his eyes and ears. Nice and clean, very driveable. Pretty much as expected i.e. not so quick as Weber in 2 door, feel the extra weight and don't get the same kick (and sound!) when the RPM has picked up. It is much more pleasant to use off-road as no more flame-outs. Expect with the extractors on and a bit of attention there's a tad more to come from this setup. Faulconbridge Australia Martin G

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Dear Chris, I would like to say thanks for the excellent after sales service I received from RPi when I returned my short engine today due to a mark on the block face. Customers only find out how good a company is when you need to contact them with a problem, it's very refreshing to find [within the motor trade] a company like yours who care about their product and stand by warranties without quibble. A fellow V8 Manta Club member Jules Jones from Eastleigh, Hants. recommended RPi when I was looking to purchase the engine, I am very pleased I took his good advice and will have no hesitation in recommending R.P.I. to anyone looking to purchase. I shall also mention your good service in a letter to both the Opel Manta Owners Club and the V8 Manta register (two different clubs).

Thanks again Chris. Yours, Paul Holtom.

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RR LWB w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

Chris - Just wanted to follow up after receiving the engine and completing installation. Once the engine finally cleared customs 6 weeks ago (after they just sat on it and never even opened the box) the mechanic had a few challenges with installation. The most unusual was that the output of the crankshaft had a pin and the corresponding flywheel did not ... not sure what the resolution was with the local Rover dealership, but I wouldn't be surprised if a grinder or a drill was involved. The rest of the engine installation went just fine. Along the way the injectors were cleaned, I added Hedman headers (#39800) which are well constructed and cost around $120 plus $200 for a titanium finish ceramic coating. I love it when options cost more than the original part. ;^) Also had the lower intake manifold that you supplied port matched to the engine, upgraded to the Mallory unilite distributor and Jacobs Electronics ignition, mean green gear reduction starter, Tornado chip, plus all the other things you usually do when you have the engine out of the car for the first time in 7 years of life.

As for the engine ... I used the Crane cams break-in additive and Castrol straight 30wt oil. Initial burn in went perfect and after 20 minutes the car was ready for quick tour of the neighborhood. The engine runs fairly smooth at idle and appears to have a lot more power. I've been suffering with only partial throttle and a maximum of 3000 RPM until I get more miles on the engine and let the break-in finish. To date, I have 202 miles on the engine and drove it to work for the first time today.

Once I get a couple of thousand miles on it, I'll report back with the seat-of-the-pant-feel with the WOT test. ;^)

Also, I'd like to thank both you and Lisa for all of your help during the question and answer phase of the engine quest. You both were great and very responsive to my questions and made the ~$7K purchase from overseas completely manageable. Your company did a great job setting expectations and delivering on your promises and I have only positive things to say about the experience. I especially appreciate your willingness to build me a 'custom' engine (partway between long block and turn-key) and bundle all the parts so I wouldn't have to disassemble my current engine during the swap. I'll be happy to enthusiastically recommend RPi to my fellow Rover buddies.

Thanks again, Ron Story '95 RR LWB w/ RPI 4.6L Phase 3 engine

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Dear Lisa I have just taken delivery of the engine, it is all in order. I had no problems collecting it and the Bax Global rep was very good, he told me when it would clear customs and was right. All arrangements were perfect and simple and I would recommend them to anybody for shipping stuff. I will let you know of any further developments as we install the engine . Thank you for all you help John Bradshaw LJ

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Chris, > You're bang on the money! Thank-you for the immediate attention, trust me it makes a difference this end! Please advise waybill info via e-mail once dispatched. Cheers, Jordan J (Canada)

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Hello Lisa, Just to let you know that I received the goods yesterday and all was complete and in good order. Thanks and best regards, Vic Baran Port Moresby Papua New Guinea

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Bologna 04 october 2000 Dear Lisa : I received the cyl. head rebuild kit you sent me this morning, I would like to thank you for your really fast service. Thanks again regards: Andrea Gordini

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Hi Chris, The engine I bought from you is great (4.6, stage 3). My car is running like compressed air. In a few days I will send you two photos about engine and car (MG). Thank you. Regards Juergen

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This is Julian King from Durban, South Africa. You have a fantastic website---- Dear Chris/Lisa. Julian King here. Just a word of thanks for your efficiency in processing my order. All arrived safely while I was in London and was brought home as hand luggage.Gave myself a hernia and a Customs Officer a bit of a fright when he saw this long metal object on his screen! Happily, he knew what a camshaft was for when he inspected it, but the pressure regulator threw him a little. I am passing the info I got from your website to a friend who does a fair amount of Landrover work for others as a sideline. I trust he finds it as useful as I did. Nice to do business with you. Julian.

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Dear Lisa, thank you for the prompt and helpful way that you attended to our order. We look forward to dealing with you again. Regards, John. Thanks, John Roper, Vintage Sporting Cars, Louisiana, USA,

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Hi Chris, Some months ago, I had the good fortune to let your guys have a 4.6 bottom end to build up for me. Piper cam, new timing chain, mains, etc. with stage 1 heads and a weber carb. Well it was installed into my Land Rover lightweight hybrid without too many problems (none of RPi's making) and away I went, happy as Larry. Until recently. I decided that perhaps there should be a little more performance available so I checked the carb. Oh, it was only opening about three quarters. After some drilling and re-doing the throttle cable connections, I now find that not only do I have more power on the primary chokes (surprise, surprise) but now the secondary chokes actually come in too. Before, I was as happy as Larry, whoever he may be, NOW, I'm even happier. The down side of course, is the fuel consumption has taken a turn for the worse. I must stop using the performance quite so much! The bottom line is, thanks for the motor, your guys did me proud! The local GTi brigade are less than happy with the 'old' Land Rover that leaves them at the lights though. Thanks again, Alan Hodgson UK

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Chris, Today I ordered the RP4 cam kit you recommended to me. Again I want to thank you and your team for the information and explanations I was given. There is no doubt that if my engine upgrade and the parts reliability are of the same level as your availability and your good commercial know-how, I will be fully satisfied. Best Regards. Jean Marc France

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Hi Chris I have to say that the phone call to you the other day was the best money I've ever spent. Following your suggestion I pinched a timing gun, had a look at the ignition timing on the weekend and discovered the problem. The cloth-eared pillock who set it up for me before had the damn thing set to 2degrees AFTER top dead not 2deg before as Rover recommend. As the saying goes, if you want something done properly do it yourself. Many thanks for your help. I really appreciate it and if that is the improvement gained with just a phone call I can't wait to see what your hardware can do!! Best regards Stephen. (Falklands Islands)

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Dear Lisa, Re: Balance Resistor - received. That was quick and very apprecieated. Many thanks Andrew Zenon

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Hello, Chris and Lisa, The parts I ordered are already here! Very good service indeed! Thanks again! Matthijs Meulenbelt

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Don't hesitate. Take it up to Chris at RPi and get him to sort it out and then send the bill to the original garage. At least that way it will be sorted and you will have a usable vehicle. I had similar problems reently with my local Landrover garage, Brooklyns. They fitted a new engine for me which I had bought from RPi and carried out some other work. The first problem, when I eventually got the Rover back was that they sent me out with the drain plug to the gearbox so loose all the oil had drained out. After taking the car backwards and forwards to them over the next few weeks I came to the conclusion that they were incapable of sorting out even the simple things like oil leaks (this was a brand new engine), connecting the coil, ballast resistor, reconnecting the vacuum to the diff lock etc. etc. So I took it to RPi. Half a day's work later it was a different vehicle, oil leaks sorted, one or two dangerous items put right and the engine properly tuned. I am still thinking about suing Brooklyns but at least I now have a working vehicle. RPi are a long way away from almost anywhere (Norwich) but I have not found anyone else that knows V8s in the way that Chris does. I also got him to fit a gas conversion which I am pleased with and which made the journey to him worthwhile. Good luck! Malcolm Woodruff B790 PKV 1984 CSW V8 Brown and cream

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Hi Lisa, The parcel arrived safe and sound this morning, excellent service from yourselves and the mailperson! Regards Graham

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Thanks for a great web site, and friendly service when I was there recently. It was well worth the drive from Cornwall. Best regards, Ron Ron Skingley Halvana Thanks Chris.

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Dear All
Thanks very much for all of your help which I got free of charge. Your back up service is second to none. Thanks especially to the girls on the end of the phone, Steve for all his advice on setting up the Leonardo and Chris for running such a great company.
I believe success is gauranteed for you in the future if you continue running it as you do and with such a committed team.
Many many thanks
Rob A.

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Your Kind comments are always appreciated 'Thanks'

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